Fire destroys Colbert restaurant

BARTON - A Colbert County restaurant was destroyed by a fire early today, authorities said.

Firefighters from Barton, Cherokee, Locust Shores and Highway 247 departments were dispatched to the Kuntry Kafe at 12:56 a.m.

The restaurant is at 12558 U.S. 72 in Barton

“When we pulled up, flames were coming through the roof,” said William Hogeland, fire chief with the Barton Volunteer Fire Department.

“The entire building was involved (with fire),” he said. “The fire had burned through the roof on the southeast corner and once it got through the roof, there was no stopping it. All we could do at that point was try to contain it and keep it from spreading.”

No one was inside the building at the time and no injuries were reported.

The State Fire Marshal’s office has been contracted to help determine the cause of the fire.